# Matplotlib - [Matplotlib](https://matplotlib.org/) ## Tricks - `fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, cols, ...)` is the preferred way to create axis objects -- the returned result is a 2-D array. - Setting `label="__nolegend__"` disables legend on a plot. - Calling `ax.set_xxx()` methods without arguments returns the current val. - A shape is called a `patch` - DPI of images defaults to `100` in [[ipython|IPython]] and `72` in [[jupyter|Jupyter]] -- pretty low. - `plt.rc("figure", figsize=(10, 10))` to set defaults to methods, `.matplotlibrc` file can be used to configure the behavior of Matplotlib.